Li'l Millet
Li'l Millet | |
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| Birth name | McKinley James Millet, Jr. |
| Born | October 25, 1935 bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1946-1980s |
| Labels | Specialty |
McKinley James Millet, Jr. (October 25, 1935 – June 29, 1997)[1][2] was an American rhythm and blues pianist, bass player, singer and songwriter, best known for co-writing and first performing the songs "Rich Woman" and "All Around the World" with his group, Li'l Millet and His Creoles.
Life and career
He was born in
Their first single, "Rich Woman" / "Hopeless Love", was released in November 1955. "Rich Woman" was co-written by Millet with Dorothy LaBostrie, and was later recorded by Canned Heat, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, for whom it won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[5]
Millet recorded again in 1956, but the results were unissued until the 1980s or later. He also worked as a songwriter, co-writing "All Around the World", which was recorded by
Li'l Millet and His Creoles continued to perform locally until the 1980s. After the dissolution of his band, Millet worked as a bus driver in the 1990s and played a few charity events. He died of cancer in 1997.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1996 - 1997". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ printed record labels and discography, Specialty records
- ^ a b "LI'L MILLET". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "2009 Grammy Award winners". Archived from the original on July 4, 2010.
- ISBN 0-9614245-8-3, pp. 74–76
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